Effectiveness of a New Device for Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Rehabilitation: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Adriana M Ríos Rincón, Christine Guptill, Yilina Liubaoerjijin, Mathieu Figeys, Farnaz Koubasi, Geoffrey Gregson, Antonio Miguel Cruz

“… Abstract BackgroundForearm, wrist, and hand impairments affect many individuals and impose a significant economic burden on health care systems. The FEPSim (flexion, extension, pronation, and supination) is designed for hand and wrist rehabilitation. …”
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Reliability-Based Design of Solid and Nail-jointed I-Section of Nigerian-Grown African Birch (<i>Anogeissus leiocarpus</i>) Timber Column by U.N. Wilson, A.A. Adedeji, F.O.P. Oriola, J.A. Alomaja, J.E. Sani

“…However, considering the minimum dimension of the of the two sections capable of supporting the design load, the ‘I’- section is more economical than the solid section since it offers a less effective area of 11,200mm2 compared to the solid section with an effective area of 20,000mm2 . …”
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From humanism to neohumanism, posthumanism and transhumanism: pedagogical reading by Ольга Сухомлинська

“…It has been found that the classical interpretation of humanism during the last decades has been subject to revision by various researchers due to the growing contradictions between the social, economic, and spiritual needs of society and the consideration of humanism with its anthropocentric attitude towards man as the measure of all things. …”
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Design and Optimization of Friction Winch for 25 MW Airborne Wind Energy Systems by Lizhao NIU, Kuo YIN, Chonghui LEI

“…This not only reduces manufacturing costs and improves economic efficiency but also addresses challenges such as bearing selection, vibration and thermal expansion in high-speed, heavy-duty winches.…”
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From Homo Economicus to Homo Eudaimonicus: Anthropological and Axiological Transformations of the Concept of Happiness in A Secular Age by U. I. Lushch-Purii

“…It is revealed how homo eudaimonicus along with being descriptive becomes also a normative model of a new effective behavior strategy of a contemporary person facing the current social, economic, political, and environmental challenges. …”
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Transmission of potato spindle tuber viroid between <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> and host plants by O. S. Afanasenko, A. V. Khiutti, N. V. Mironenko, N. M. Lashina

“…Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is a naked, circular, single-stranded RNA (356–363 nucleotides in length) which lacks any protein-coding sequences. It is an economically important pathogen and is classified as a high-risk plant quarantine disease. …”
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Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana by Louis Nebayeng Mornah, Mahama Saaka, Diana Pireh

“…Therefore, efforts should be made to strengthen and improve the economic status and to educate these vulnerable groups on the need to adhere to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis uptake.…”
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Experimental Evaluation Study on High Temperature Tolerance Foam for Profile Control of Steam Huff-n-Puff by Yang Liu, Xiao Yuan, Yu Bao

“…It is important to find an economical and efficient method to prevent steam channeling from happening at steam huff and puff production; thus, a DF-2 high temperature tolerance foam system is proposed to assist steam huff and puff production in this paper. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses elucidate the mechanism by which grafting impacts potassium utilization efficiency in tobacco by Lulu Niu, Wei Hu, Fazhan Wang, Majid Shaker, Xin Yang

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Systematic Evaluation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products over the Brahmaputra Basin for Hydrological Applications by Sagar Ratna Bajracharya, Wahid Palash, Mandira Singh Shrestha, Vijay Ratan Khadgi, Chu Duo, Partha Jyoti Das, Chhimi Dorji

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How Does COVID-19 Affect Traffic on Highway Network: Evidence from Yunnan Province, China by Qihui Li, Qiang Bai, Aihui Hu, Zhoulin Yu, Shixiang Yan

“…This paper tried to fill this gap by proposing equations to quantify the traffic variations of overall province-wide traffic and to analyze the intercity bus traffic variation and intercity bus usage, applying the K-means cluster method to conduct the analysis of traffic reductions in regions with different levels of economic development, and using the hypothesis testing for traffic recovery analysis. …”
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Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Using Hybrid Machine Learning with Supervised Ensemble Stacking Model by Godfrey A. Mills, Daniel K. Acquah, Robert A. Sowah

“…Network intrusion detection systems play a critical role in protecting a variety of services ranging from economic through social to commerce. However, the growing level and sophistication of malicious attacks launched on networks in the current technological landscape have necessitated the need for advanced and robust detection mechanisms to mitigate against security breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and denial-of-service. …”
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Study on Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Newcastle Disease in Smallholder Poultry Farms in Sodo Zuria District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Saliman Aliye, Habtamu Endale, Mesfin Mathewos, Haben Fesseha

“…Newcastle disease (NCD) is a highly contagious viral disease of poultry and remains a constant threat in poultry farms that causes huge economic losses. The objective of this study was to estimate and assess the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Newcastle disease in the Sodo Zuria district, southern Ethiopia. …”
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An assessment of the capacity and responsiveness of a national system to address the threat of invasive species: a systems approach by F. Williams, K. L. Constantine, A. A. Ali, T. W. Karanja, S. Kibet, E. K. Lingeera, G. Muthike, I. Rwomushana, J. Godwin, R. Day

“…Abstract Background Invasive species affect the social, economic and health aspects of many farmers and are known to cause major losses with considerable costs spent on management. …”
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The Optimization Model for Reducing RON Loss in Gasoline Refining Process by Xuefei Lu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yifang Yang, Jianan Xue

“…The reduction of RON will bring great economic losses to enterprises. Therefore, it is very important for petrochemical enterprises to construct a RON loss model in the gasoline refining process. …”
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Cost–consequence analysis of COPD treatment according to NICE and GOLD recommendations compared with current clinical practice in the UK by Jennifer K Quint, Helene Vioix, Toby Capstick, Sue Langham, Jennifer Cook, Antony Wright, Shamika de Silva

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to model the clinical and economic impact of adapting current clinical practice in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to treatment according to national and international guideline recommendations.Design Treatment mapping was undertaken to hypothetically redistribute patients from current clinical practice, representing actual prescribing patterns in the UK, to an alternative recommendation-based treatment scenario, representing prescribing in accordance with either National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance [NG115] or Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2020 strategy.Setting Primary care practices in the UK (1-year time horizon).Participants Adults with COPD undergoing long-acting inhaler maintenance therapy in the UK (N=1 067,531).Interventions Inhaler maintenance therapy.Outcome measures Costs and clinical outcomes (type of treatment, rates of moderate and/or severe exacerbations, and mild-to-moderate and/or severe pneumonia events) were modelled for the two alternative pathways.Results Compared with current clinical practice, treating patients according to NICE guidance resulted in an estimated annual reduction in expenditure of £46.9 million, and an estimated annual reduction in expenditure of over £43.7 million when patients were treated according to GOLD 2020 strategy. …”
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Trends in the use of information and communication technologies in the teaching of foreign languages and translator training by N. Kovalchuk

“…The analysis showed that there is a considerable lack of sufficient research in the first area, as well as contradictory results in the remaining three (discrepancies in the evaluation of the translation efficiency of different MT systems and of MT compared to humans; unavailability of an effective and economical methodology for the evaluation of texts produced with the use of MT; the absence of a rational methodology for the application of post-editing at different stages of training and under different conditions). …”
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Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme by Gitte Valentin, Thomas Maribo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Merete Tonnesen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

“…However, these systems have not eliminated social inequities in health. Significant socio-economic disparities persist in access to and utilisation of healthcare services, as well as in the quality and outcomes of care. …”
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Burden and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis Among Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patients of Aligarh by Simon Jude, Ali J. Abedi, Saira Mehnaz, Mohammad Shameem

“…Also, it can help to improve TB-related health effects, social and economic implications, and treatment outcomes in the index cases.…”
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Strengthening liability for unauthorised abandonment of a military unit or place of service in the light of current criminal law issues by Р. І. Tkachenko

“…As part of this, quantitative indicators of the growth of military crime in different years and at different background stages of the socio-political situation, economic situation, etc. have been given. The expediency of applying the strengthening of legal responsibility of military personnel, in particular criminal, taking into account individual recommendations, has been emphasized.…”
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